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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Rilke suggests to the reader in "The Dragon-Princess," "we must assume our existence as _____ as we in any way can."
2. Of what excerpt does Mood write is "the most affirmative passage of nonfiction prose I have ever come across"?
3. What does Rilke refer to death as?
4. From which work of Samuel Beckett does Mood quote from in the Epilogue?
5. What word is difficult in translation of Rilke's epitaph because of a pun on the word in the original German?
Short Essay Questions
1. In "Blood-Remembering," what is the author's discussion of writing from "feelings"?
2. What word does Mood focus on regarding Rilke's writing of "The Dragon-Princess"?
3. What must one "see" in order to write a single verse, according to Rilke?
4. What does Rilke remark in "Blood-Remembering" of the memories themselves?
5. In Mood's discussion of "The Difficulty of Dying," what symbol does he analyze first?
6. From what text is "Blood-Remembering" taken? What character is speaking?
7. What does "Blood-Remembering" mean?
8. What has Rilke accomplished in his epitaph, according to Mood?
9. What metaphor does Rilke use in describing solitude in "The Dragon-Princess"?
10. What does Mood say of Orpheus in his interpretation of "The Difficulty of Dying"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In a poem such as the following, discuss the relevance and significance of its short length. What is the subject of the poem? What is its theme? What is your analysis of its structure?
"Also to affirm even rapture / like a thing"
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Rilke's writing in terms of the themes of "patience," "experience," and "youth." What metaphors and symbols does he use to approach these topics?
Essay Topic 3
What is the subject and theme of "Mausoleum"? What mythological allusion does the poet use in this poem? What structural components stand out in this poem?
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